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I was doing one of the writing exercises and the sentence given was, "I decided to wait and see if a car passed by to call for help." I figured the translation of "passed by" would be "pasera" (past subjunctive), but the answer given was "pasaba." Why wouldn't we need to use subjunctive here since it's uncertain whether a car will actually pass by?
In the example “Ellos siempre estan comiendo” why is the present progressive tense used. In my research I learned that the progressive tense is used for temporary ongoing action. The use of siempre implies that it is not temporary.
The question asks for the translation for "she loves him." You need to change the tense.
As with the majority of these writing options, how about including common Latin American options like el carro, manejar, and ¡Qué ganga! for this exercise.
I greatly appreciate all the hard work in making up these exercises, and adding the options for Latin American speakers would make this site and these exercises even better.
Why is there a ‘por’ after pagar in the first example and not in the second?
No voy a aceptar que pagues por todo.
Deja que él pague las cervezas."El hemisferio meridional" is an accepted (though perhaps less common) equivalent of "southern hemisphere." Perhaps it could be added as a correct answer.
un carro = car
el auto = car
un autobús escolar = school bus
un bus escolar = school bus
la avioneta = light aircraft
el jet = jet
el uber = uber
la lancha = boat
la canoa = canoe
el ferry = ferry
la moto de agua = jet ski
la patineta = skateboard
el monopatín = scooter
el monociclo = unicycle
el paracaídas = parachute
el parapente = paragliding
El velero = sailboat
la limosina = limosine
el crusero = cruise ship
I need to have my eyes tested. The correct answer is "Me necesitan hacer una revisión de ojos." But for some reason that just sounds odd to me. I could understand "Me revisáron los ojos" as meaning "I got my eyes checked" -- something that got done to me by some un-named third party. But it just sounds weird to say "me necesitan" something. I guess because the other examples deal with having something done to me, and this example relates to the third party have a state of mind or need. Is this format with necesitar common?
I am studying Latin Am Spanish and my Mexican teacher told me that preterite perfect is used to describe past experiences (even those finished in the past) AI confirms this : Visité México" is the simple past tense (preterite) and is used for actions that were completed in the past. If you're saying "I visited Mexico" as a specific event that happened, this is the way to go.
"He visitado México" is the present perfect tense and is used to talk about actions that were completed at some indefinite point in the past and have relevance to the present. If you're expressing that you've visited Mexico at some time in your life up to now, this is a good choice.
So it comes down to whether you're highlighting a specific past event (Visité) or a general experience up to now (He visitado). Got another language question? I’m here for it.
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